The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-12
Affecting Democracy.

OK course, lAe lrtNut l'-iipNEaN -
alwsys tor any snd everything which
Will reduce democratic msiori;ies
especially in the south, but more es-
pee.a'.y in Texas. ia this way, the
late campaign wsged SO fierce! here
10. been . 1od.end to the G.. u. |
/, roll. tAelucreased prohibition vote
=. ssweet morsei und.r it's tongue |
and extract -7es; comfort from the |
fac, hat although badly beaten. yet |
the entering wedg was driven IN, snd |
the resultant split is likely TO Oecom.
serious. ltiustsuces uator Reagan. !
ex- senator Make Dave Cu,oer,on,
Cougre. sman Larc, Congressman
Lannam and e. Cou-re man Hern-
don a. .eadin. sud Influential, demo.
Gratis, whose detection from straight
demooracy promises the most be.ea.
cial res. T.. Ii will modify tn e.. d..
satisfaction very much whom il learns
that each OF these "iiiu-triou- leaders
of democratic sentiment hss been
beaten in his own district, ana III h.
own home county, many o.. them
sA4mciu..v at that. senator Reagan
wa- beaten in d.. own town. Senator
MaXey $50 in his own town and coau.
ty. Dave Cu.Ou-on was ,hameiu.ly
beaten iu hi own district 3rlstrict
which has always "s;ucA by him
with wonderful tena 'ty While
/ Cougre- .mau Hare i all excellent
man. the race in ui- district reviyes
the memories OF the heated contest
in which be was elected aud the Daf-
rowne.. Of the chances he ,ook. TIE
doesn't speak in the thunder tones OF
his present democratic influence or
I OF the bright congress ional future be-
tore him. Lsnham aso j. bad!
/ beaten. aud that fact shows the cover
mastering influence he L1: in his
/ district aud also how easily il J., de-
tesied when it crosses the hawse of
| thr still triumphant democracy.
when it comes to eX CONGRESSMAN
Ilerndon, Why the thing j. far worse.
lIcrndou has not been rated "a ravi-h-
ingly pcrfcc. democrat tor many
wears. and thu battle on ne ith
shows that he is absolutely without
influence ut home. 80 then we may
/ dismiss any active fears a., 10 the eff.
I feet that { c attitude of these "big TEL
1 lows will carry away with them into
the opposition campsany considerable
number OF the rank and lie of d..
m0cra.y. On the contrary. howeve.
we confess to an ardent desire TO see
the party completely purgcd OF such
leadership and only because it
will strengthen Us, ii not in
numbers, Mt least in thu tone aud
temper of the party,
The purged democracy OF Texas
hereafter may not be able to cast l63,-
5l7 majority, but it will bo able al.
way, to east enough to insure safety,
and il vii. he strengthened by the
knowledge that each man in its ranks
Is 70 soldier to DC dcpende. upon IN
any emergency and who cannot be
-educcd from h- post Of duty by the
mel oT sentim 2ntali y worked u} by
trained prohibition agitators mis-
! directed church or the bright tear
dcop- from the lovely eyes of women
whose natural and proper fears for
the -atcty of husbands, sons and
brothers baye been ulduly wrought
upon by cNtraneous influences. The
democratic party of Texas will now
be composed of democrats, and it
will not add to the satisfaction OF the
/ Globe Democrat to know that after
tAis there will he as many negroes in
in the democratic party rs in the re-
/ publican party. Their taste Of victo.
! ~ under democratic banners will not
( operate Gs repellaut, and we may
naturally conclude that they viii want
some more of 1t In the near future.